Advanced Standing - classes will begin in the summer term 2013 and applications are due March 1, 2013.

Full time Regular Track - classes will begin in the fall semester 2013 and applications are due June 1, 2013.

Part Time Program - classes will begin spring term 2013 and applications are due October 1, 2012.

Academic Criteria for Admission:

The following are the minimum admission requirements:

• A grade point average of at least 3.0 for regular track and 3.5 for advanced standing track based on a 4.0 scale.  
• Either the MAT or the GRE examination results.

Advanced Standing Requirements:

• Applicant for advanced standing must posses an undergraduate degree IN SOCIAL WORK FROM A CSWE ACCREDITED PROGRAM.
• Applicant must have a GPA of 3.5 or better.
• Applicant must have earned their BSW Degree within 7 years of admission to the program.
• Additional Admissions requirements are listed on the application page.

Social Work Field Education 

Field Education is an integral component of Department Work Education, anchored in the mission, goals, and educational objectives of the program.  It occurs in settings that reinforce students’ identification with the purposes, values, and ethics of the profession; fosters the integration of empirical and practice-based knowledge; and promotes the developments and enhancement of clinical social work knowledge and skills.

The field practicum requires a commitment by the student to ensure the integration of the skills necessary to practice in the social work profession.  This may require students to make adjustments in their current employment and personal schedules.
           
Students may complete the MSW degree (63 credit hours) on a full-time or part-time basis.  The School also offers an Advanced Standing Program for individuals with a baccalaureate degree in Social Work (BSW) received within the past five years from a program accredited by the CSWE.  Students accepted into the Advanced Standing Program can receive up to 31 credit hours toward the MSW degree.

Students in the Advanced Standing track complete 600 hours of field internship over two semesters. Students in the Full-Time track and Part-Time track complete 900 hours of field internship over three semesters.

Financial Aid

• If you need information regarding financial aid please contact the University of West Florida Financial Aid Office uwf.edu/finaid/ or call 474-2400